Movement of Youth mentee and Research Triangle High School student Michael Rogers was recently accepted to a summer abroad program in Costa Rica through Education First educational tours. While abroad, Michael will have the opportunity to visit the historical cities of San Jose, Carara, and Monteverde. He will travel alongside a group of approximately 15-19…Read More

Movement of Youth mentees and sisters Cierra Mills and Michala Mills have both received numerous academic, extracurricular, and service-related awards as they prepare for their graduation from Ravenscroft Independent School. Cierra has been recognized in the top 3% of her graduating class. She will be attending High Point University in the Fall to major in…Read More

Movement of Youth mentee and Hillside High School freshman Ashlan Bowdry will be inducted to her high school’s Freshman Honor Society on Friday, April 24th at 6:00 PM. In addition, she recently qualified for the 4A Midwest Regionals in track & field for the 400-meter dash, 4×200 meter, and 4×400 meter. We congratulate Ashlan on…Read More

Movement of Youth mentee and Jordan High School senior Ashlee Hopkins was recently accepted to both North Carolina Central University and Winston Salem State University. While in college, Ashlee plans to study nursing. Ultimately, she would like to become a registered pediatric nurse. Ashlee plans to make her final college decision very soon! She will…Read More

Movement of Youth mentor and North Carolina Central University junior Kiera Benson was recently accepted to three internship programs for the summer – The Medical Education Development Program at UNC, the Summer Biomedical Research Program at ECU, and the ECU Future Doctors Program. Kiera is a Pharmaceutical Sciences major. She feels that her participation in…Read More

UNC Movement of Youth mentors Paige Hopkins and Briana Kelly both became members of the Theta Pi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. on Sunday, April 19th. They crossed alongside 29 other undergraduate women. We congratulate them on this major accomplishment!

Two members of UNC Chapel Hill’s MOY exec team, Maya Dantzler and Kamaara Lucas, recently graduated from the Leadership Triangle College Edition Program. Leadership Triangle is a regional program that trains student leaders from different universities and community colleges in the Triangle area. The schools represented this year included UNC Chapel Hill, North Carolina Central…Read More

UNC Movement of Youth mentor Levincent Clark was recently accepted to a study abroad program for the Fall 2015 semester. He will be spending the fall semester of his junior year studying in Cape Town, South Africa. While abroad, LJ will be studying the effects of Apartheid in South Africa. He says that he hopes…Read More

UNC Movement of Youth mentor and Research & Evaluation Director Tianna Barnes was recently accepted into a Ph.D program at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. Tianna plans to study Business Administration, Work & Organizations at the school starting in Fall 2015. Tianna is currently a senior at UNC Chapel Hill majoring in…Read More